Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
98
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 66 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
2.5%
§102 Novelty
90.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18460009 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THERMAL PROTECTION FOR STEERING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
18147169 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19006405 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18984142 CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18821387 COMPONENT STATUS ESTIMATION SYSTEM, COMPONENT STATUS ESTIMATION METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18403781 PLATOON TRAVELING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18369953 ON-VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18334542 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18479923 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SWITCHING A CONTROL FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE BETWEEN A DRIVER AND AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED CONTROL METHOD OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18951701 PARKING CONTROL DEVICE AND PARKING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18185488 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18902996 AUTOMATIC TRAVEL METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVEL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAVEL PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
17309655 METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A COMPONENT IN A PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND DEVICE TO BE USED IN SAID METHOD Non-Final OA INVENTIO AG
18519824 SPEED LIMIT FUSION FOR AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18793710 LOW-THRUST PROPULSION VEHICLE WITH TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING MINIMUM TIME TRANSFER Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
16894379 AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASI Landscaping, LLC

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